DR1
Danish national television channel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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DR1 (DR Et) is the flagship television channel of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR). It became Denmark's first television station when it began broadcasting in 1951 – at first only for an hour a day three times a week.
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Country | Denmark |
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Broadcast area | Danish Realm |
Headquarters | DR Byen Copenhagen, Denmark |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Danish |
Picture format | 16:9 720p (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | DR |
Sister channels | DR2 DR Ramasjang |
History | |
Launched | 2 October 1951; 72 years ago (1951-10-02)[1] |
Former names | Statsradiofonien TV (1951–1959), Danmarks Radio TV (1959–1964), DR TV (1964–1996) |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
DTT | Channel 1 |
Streaming media | |
DR TV | Watch live (only in EU and EEA) |
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Besides its productions, the channel also broadcasts co-productions with other Nordic countries through Nordvision, as well as a significant amount of programmes from English-speaking countries like the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, all in the original language with Danish subtitles. Its news programme is called TV Avisen.